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Omagh Inquiry — 8 mentions in Parliament since Jul 2016

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Written Question Lords
24 Apr 2025
Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee Non-affiliated → Northern Ireland Office

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions if any they had with the government of Ireland about the Omagh Bombing Inquiry at the British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference on 24 April.

Government answer
Northern Ireland Office The Government has the deepest sympathy for all of those affected by the Omagh bomb in August 1998. It was a terrible atrocity committed by the Real IRA at a time when the people of Northern Ireland were looking to a future without violence, and it caused... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
10 Mar 2025
Omar Bombing Inquiry
Alex Burghart Conservative → Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 763, by when he plans to have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Irish government on their co-operation wit

Government answer
Northern Ireland Office The Government has the deepest sympathy for all of those affected by the Omagh bomb in August 1998. It was a terrible atrocity committed by the Real IRA at a time when the people of Northern Ireland were looking to a future without violence, causing immea... Read full answer →
Written Question Lords
09 May 2024
Omagh Bombing Inquiry
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Democratic Unionist Party → Northern Ireland Office

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of the Republic of Ireland to encourage them to hold a public inquiry into the Omagh Bombing.

Government answer
Northern Ireland Office We all remember vividly where we were when we heard the news of that awful atrocity in August 1998, and I pay tribute to Michael Gallagher and the other Omagh families who have pursued their case with great dignity and tenacity. The Government is doing ev... Read full answer →
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